First Baptist Church Sumrall 169 Center Ave., Sumrall, MS 39482 Phone 601.758.4738 Fax 601.758.3762

www.fbcsumrall.org

May 15, 2016

TODAY’S VOLUNTEERS

RECORDS FOR SUNDAY,

May 8, 2016

Morning Worship: 344 Sunday School Attendance: 237

Budget Needs Per Week: $13,986.00 Budget Offering: $ N/A

Please check the bulletin board near the Information Desk

for thank you notes, invitations and other information.

Tim Etheridge, Maintenance Email: timetheridge@fbcsumrall.org

Dr. Philip Cooper, Senior Pastor Email: philipcooper@fbcsumrall.org

Phone: 601.516.0790 (cell)

Opportunities for Ministry

Sunday

Sunday School 8:45 am Morning Worship 10:00 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Business Meeting 7:00 pm

Monday

SKB Program -K2- 5 pm, K3 -6 pm, K4 & K5-7 pm Wednesday

Celebrate Recovery 6:00 pm Students 6:30 pm Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm

Friday

Adult Bible Study (Parlor) 7:00 pm

Carla Cook, Financial Secretary Email: carlacook@fbcsumrall.org

Phone: 601.758.4738

Marilyn Sumrall, Church Secretary Email: marilynsumrall@fbcsumrall.org

Phone: 601.549.6793 (cell)

Hampton Sims Minister to Children

Email: hamptonsims@fbcsumrall.org Phone: 601.758.4738 (office)

Phillip Butler Minister of Music & Education Email: phillipbutler@fbcsumrall.org

Phone: 601.516.0699 (cell)

DEACON LOCK-UP DUTY: Geoff Broome

NURSERY WORKERS:

AM-BB Mitchell & Kristi Raynes, Mandy Dedeaux, Jennifer Raner

AM-TOD(1) Justin Winburn, Cori Cook

AM-TOD(2) Nicole McGrew, Jim Goodwin

PM-BB & TOD Brian Broom, Karen Thompson

USHERS TODAY: Darvin Sibley, John Williams, Pat Peterson, Charles Sumrall, Kenneth Laird, Chuck Cook

PRAYER PARTNERS: Morning, Lib Sumrall

Evening, Lynda Lofton

CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Lemuel & Brandy Boyer

DEACON COUNTERS: Shawn Clinton & John Carley

Angel Patrol: Richie & Anita Sumrall 601.550.0014

Please join us for a Bridal Shower Honoring

Taylor Deen Bride-elect of Zac Bennett

Sunday, May 15, 2016 From 2:00-3:30 in the afternoon

At FBC Sumrall Parlor Given by Friends.

The couple is registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Dillard’s.

Be sure to stop by the church library before worship on

Sun. or Wed. night. Books &

DVD’s are available for both children & adults.

Mark your calendars! FBC Sumrall will host the gospel music group the

Dixie Echoes on June 10. Plan to join us!

Join us for VBS: June 20-24!!

Volunteer sign-up sheets are located in the foy-

er and at the Information Desk. Registration

available online at www.fbcsumrall.org or

FBC Sumrall’s Facebook page.

The Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet at the Wharf in Petal at

11:30 on May 19th.

There will not be a meal on Wednesday, May 18th. Meals will

resume in the fall.

Sunday morning, May 22, we will have a Gideon Speaker.

Sunday night, May 22, Pastor Patrick, from Kenya will be

speaking to our congregation.

Monday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Patrick’s wife will be speaking to the Women on Mission in the Family Life Center. All ladies are invited.

There will be a reception for our newest staff members on May 29. Check with

your Sunday school teacher or the church office for more details. Please

make plans to join us!

WELCOME

We’re glad you’re here!

We are honored to have you as our guest. So that we may have a record of your visit, please fill out the visitor section of the bulletin & place it in the offering plate.

Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip Cooper

Fellowship Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise”

Processional of Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recognition of Graduates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hymn: 484 “Higher Ground”

Hymn: 569 “Make Me a Blessing”

Chorus: “Step by Step”

Worship through Giving: (3 & 4 yr. old Children’s Church-Exit)

Message in Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Message from the Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip Cooper Invitation Hymn: 288 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Where He Leads Me” Ministry Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton Sims Benediction . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vince McGrew Recessional of Graduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip Cooper

WELCOME VISITOR Please complete and place in the offering plate.

___First Visit ___Visited before ___Attend Often

NAME_________________________________ SPOUSE’S NAME_______________________ ADDRESS_____________________________ _______________________________________ CELL PHONE__________________________ —-MARRIED ___SINGLE ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A CHURCH, IF SO, WHAT CHURCH?

__________________________________________ ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF THIS CHURCH?____________ I WOULD LIKE TO BE VISITED ___YES___NO

PRAYER REQUESTS: __________________________________________ __________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON:

__ HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST

____BECOMING A CHURCH MEMBER

____ENROLLING IN BIBLE STUDY

____MUSIC MINISTRY

____ADULT MINISTRY

____YOUTH MINISTRY

____CHILDREN/PRESCHOOL MINISTRY

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May 15, 2016

Support our mission teams through prayer. Financial gifts toward team fees may be given through our church and designated as: Nicaragua Missions or Montana Missions.

Principles to Live By (In the series, Great Books of the Bible)

Psalm 37:23-31

I. Be All You Can Be

II. Reach Farther Than You Can See

III. Don’t Give Up

Our FBC Sumrall Nicaragua Mission team is preparing for their upcoming trip. Door to door

evangelism is a big part of this outreach. The team needs donations to share with families as they share the Gospel. If you can donate any of the following items, please bring them by the church office or put them

in the box outside the office door. Ladies’ scarves (lightweight), pkgs. of men’s handker-

chiefs, children's sunglasses, candy or gum (non-melting).

The team will also be putting on a VBS for the children of LaLibertad. If you would like to contribute to this project, we are in need of craft supplies from the following list:

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Paper plates

Construction paper

Washable markers

Glue

Jumbo popsicle sticks

Cotton balls

Crayons

Tissue paper streamers